Boer War

The Second Boer war was between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State

• False

• True

Lord Herbert Kitchener continued Roberts’ 'scorched earth' policy

• True

• False

What was the Scorched Earth policy

• A military strategy that aimed to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy while it is advancing through or withdrawing from a location.

• A military strategy where soldiers rounded up civilians and burned them

• A military strategy where soldiers burned the homes of civilians while they were inside

28,000 Boer women and children and at least 20,000 black people died in the camps due to

• Beatings

• being overworked and slaves

• poor quality of food, unhygienic conditions, disease

Who revealed the terrible conditions in the camps?

• Emma Househob

• Emily Hobhouse

• Emma Hobby

• Emily Home

When was the Jameson raid launched?

• 29 December 1895

• 20 September 1894

• 29 December 1896

• 20 September 1895

When was Jameson forced to surrender?

• 5 February 1896

• 10 January 1896

• 2 January 1896

• 1 January 1896

When did the second Boer war break out?

• 11 October 1898

• 11 October 1899

• 11 October 1890

• 11 October 1900

The second Boer war broke out after what?

• The Jameson Raid

• Britain rejected the Transvaal ultimatum

• The scorched Earth policy

• Concentration camps

When did the second Boer war end?

• 31 May 1900

• 31 May 1905

• 31 May 1901

• 31 May 1902